Trick-or-treaters filled the streets of Jackson yesterday, and now, most people are left with bags filled with candy of all types.

Of course, you can always eat the candy, but for parents looking to hold off on sugar-buzzed children or for someone who doesn't want to eat the same candy for weeks, there are several options:

1. Buy-back program

Orthodontists and dentists are always concerned with our teeth — after all, it's their job. So, several offices have started offering a candy buy-back program. In Jackson, the Watterson Family Dentistry, 1030 Laurence Ave., does just that. Typically, offices will give toothbrushes, coupons, cash and other items in exchange for candy, which is then sent to troops in care packages. To find more offices in the area that participate in the candy buy-back program, visit HalloweenCandyBuyback.com.

By freezing your surplus of candy, you can ration your portions and avoid the sugar coma. Candy, especially chocolate, keeps well in the freezer.

3. Donate it to the troops

In addition to the candy buy-back program, there are other organization that will send candy to the troops. Operation Gratitude will send
care packages filled with candy and other items to the U.S. troops deployed in other countries.

Every year, more than 100,000 care packages are sent to troops, to children of the troops and to wounded soldiers in transition units, according to its website. The nonprofit has sent more than 660,000 packages to troops overseas in an eight-year period.

4. Bring it to the office

Some of your co-workers will hate you — or they might love you. Either way, it gets the large bowl of candy out of your home. A bowl of candy in the office can be eaten up quick with a community of many.

Courtesy photoCandy Corn Shortbread Bars

5. Bake it

And finally, there's a surplus of recipes online that incorporate candy. Separate candies by type and set them aside for a later time when you can try one of these dessert recipes.

The Frozen Reese's Banana Pops, from Real Simple, uses bananas, so it's not as high in calories as other desserts. Or, try Candy Corn Shortbread Bars, from Kitchen Daily. Candy corn can be a divider candy, meaning there are some people who love it and there are those who hate it. But adding candy corn to these shortbread bars may be the needed adjustment to make them more tolerable.

For more traditional desserts, you can add candy bars — such as Milky Way, Baby Ruth, Snickers — to a basic cookie or cake recipes. Take the Candy Bar Cake recipe from Betty Crocker. For cookies, try this recipe from Squidoo.